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Chapter 11 Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Who was not a favorite son candidate in the 1824 election?
a.
Henry Clay
c.
William H. Crawford
b.
Andrew Jackson
d.
John Quincy Adams
 

 2. 
To which state did the militia pursue Black Hawk's warriors before slaughtering them?
a.
Ohio
c.
Illinois
b.
Iowa
d.
Indiana
 

 3. 
The Bank of the United States was chartered by
a.
the president.
c.
Congress.
b.
Republicans.
d.
merchants.
 

 4. 
The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as
a.
suffrage.
c.
the spoils system.
b.
mudslinging.
d.
bureaucracy.
 

 5. 
Who was the Seminole leader who went to war against the United States in an effort to keep his nation's land?
a.
Sequoya
c.
Black Hawk
b.
Speckled Snake
d.
Osceola
 

 6. 
Which 1824 Republican presidential nominee had poor health?
a.
Henry Clay
c.
John Quincy Adams
b.
Andrew Jackson
d.
William H. Crawford
 

 7. 
Making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forests and swamps is using
a.
swamp tactics.
c.
guerrilla tactics.
b.
surprise warfare.
d.
tactical warfare.
 

 8. 
Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west?
a.
Settlers Act
c.
Indian Removal Act
b.
Federal Act
d.
Native American Act
 

 9. 
Who were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal?
a.
Fox
c.
Sauk
b.
Seminole
d.
Cherokee
 

 10. 
Introduced in the 1828 campaign, what became a permanent part of American political life?
a.
campaign contributions
c.
mudslinging
b.
political cartoons
d.
plurality
 

 11. 
What law allowed the president to use the United States military to enforce acts of Congress?
a.
Military Act
c.
Presidential Act
b.
Congressional Bill
d.
Force Bill
 

 12. 
What sent the message that the federal government would not allow a state to go its own way without a fight?
a.
Force Bill
c.
suffrage
b.
bureaucracy
d.
spoils system
 

 13. 
More than 80 percent of which group voted in the 1840 presidential election?
a.
women
c.
African Americans
b.
white males
d.
Native Americans
 

 14. 
Andrew Jackson's supporters replaced caucuses with
a.
nominating conventions.
c.
state conventions.
b.
delegate conventions.
d.
selection meetings.
 

 15. 
Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?
a.
Martin Van Buren
c.
William Henry Harrison
b.
John Quincy Adams
d.
Andrew Jackson
 

 16. 
The only Americans allowed to vote in 1824 and 1828 were
a.
white men.
c.
African Americans.
b.
white women.
d.
all of the above.
 

 17. 
Two months after President Martin Van Buren took office, the country went into
a.
a period of inflation.
c.
a severe depression.
b.
economic prosperity.
d.
a recession.
 

 18. 
Who, along with federal troops, led the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears?
a.
Andrew Jackson
c.
William Henry Harrison
b.
Winfield Scott
d.
Oliver Hazard Perry
 

 19. 
Who won the 1824 presidential election?
a.
William H. Crawford
c.
Henry Clay
b.
Andrew Jackson
d.
John Quincy Adams
 

 20. 
What act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?
a.
Alien Act
c.
Relocation Act
b.
Indian Removal Act
d.
Naturalization Act
 

 21. 
John Tyler became president because
a.
President Harrison had died.
c.
he was appointed.
b.
he was elected.
d.
of the popular vote.
 

 22. 
The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in
a.
Kentucky.
c.
Alabama.
b.
Florida.
d.
Georgia.
 

 23. 
President Jackson believed that the Bank of the United States
a.
should be supported.
c.
favored the rich.
b.
was corrupt.
d.
favored the poor.
 

 24. 
President Van Buren's belief in the principle of laissez-faire prolonged the
a.
war.
c.
depression.
b.
Whigs' power.
d.
period of inflation.
 

 25. 
Which president was raised in poverty by his mother?
a.
Martin Van Buren
c.
Andrew Jackson
b.
John Quincy Adams
d.
Henry Clay
 

 26. 
A government permit to operate the Bank of the United States was called a
a.
bank loan.
c.
charter.
b.
bank permit.
d.
bureaucracy.
 

 27. 
Some Southerners wanted to break away from the United States, or to
a.
caucus.
c.
expand.
b.
secede.
d.
nullify.
 

 28. 
Who was the first vice president to become president because the elected president died in office?
a.
Andrew Jackson
c.
Martin Van Buren
b.
John Tyler
d.
William Henry Harrison
 

 29. 
As their symbol in the election of 1840, the Whigs adopted the
a.
elephant.
c.
donkey.
b.
log cabin.
d.
bank.
 

 30. 
In which Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall rule that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee?
a.
Worcester v. Georgia
c.
Marbury v. Madison
b.
Jackson v. Georgia
d.
McCulloch v. Maryland
 

 31. 
What did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster use to try to defeat Andrew Jackson in the 1832 presidential election?
a.
Congress
c.
veto power
b.
Bank of the United States
d.
a new law
 

 32. 
To win the election of 1840, William Henry Harrison needed the support of
a.
landowners.
c.
bankers.
b.
Congress.
d.
laborers.
 

 33. 
Presidential candidates who receive the backing of their home states rather than that of the national party are called
a.
national party candidates.
c.
state party candidates.
b.
favorite son candidates.
d.
home state candidates.
 

 34. 
Who believed the nation should shift from a farming-based economy to a manufacturing one?
a.
Henry Clay
c.
John Quincy Adams
b.
Martin Van Buren
d.
Andrew Jackson
 

 35. 
The 1824 presidential election was decided
a.
by the Electoral College.
c.
by the political parties.
b.
by popular vote.
d.
in the House of Representatives.
 

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 36. 
President Harrison served four terms as president.
 

 37. 
The Whigs campaign slogan for the 1840 election was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too."
 

 38. 
Andrew Jackson was a wealthy businessman before becoming president.
 

 39. 
President John Quincy Adams did not have many supporters in Congress nor in the general public.
 

 40. 
National Republicans supported Andrew Jackson.
 

 41. 
Robert Hayne believed that states had a right to nullify acts of the federal government.
 

 42. 
Van Buren’s laissez-faire attitude helped solve the nation's economic problems.
 

 43. 
The Bank president, Nicholas Biddle, came from a wealthy family.
 

 44. 
Jackson replaced many federal workers with his supporters.
 

 45. 
Jackson was reelected in the 1832 election.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
more than half
d.
increased cost of European goods
b.
Andrew Jackson
e.
largest single share
c.
National Republicans
 

 46. 
plurality
 

 47. 
Old Hickory
 

 48. 
majority
 

 49. 
supported federal bank
 

 50. 
tariff
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Martin Van Buren's home state
d.
reject
b.
Whigs
e.
Nicholas Biddle
c.
William Henry Harrison
 

 51. 
Bank president
 

 52. 
veto
 

 53. 
Andrew Jackson's rivals
 

 54. 
New York
 

 55. 
1840 Whig candidate
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
relocation
d.
landslide
b.
Native Americans
e.
Martin Van Buren
c.
Andrew Jackson
 

 56. 
an overwhelming victory
 

 57. 
1828 Democratic-Republican candidate
 

 58. 
move to a new place
 

 59. 
relocated to Indian Territory
 

 60. 
inaugurated in 1837
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
National Republicans
d.
John Quincy Adams
b.
Black Hawk
e.
Daniel Webster
c.
Democrats
 

 61. 
defended "liberty and union"
 

 62. 
Andrew Jackson's opponent in 1828
 

 63. 
Sauk leader
 

 64. 
mistrusted strong central government
 

 65. 
wanted strong central government
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
led Sauk and Fox warriors
d.
present-day Oklahoma
b.
marched the Trail of Tears
e.
led Seminole rebellion
c.
sent to remove Cherokee
 

 66. 
Osceola
 

 67. 
Cherokee
 

 68. 
Winfield Scott
 

 69. 
Black Hawk
 

 70. 
Indian Territory
 



 
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